

The machine completed the setting op- 

 eration by opening a furrow before 

 the plant and closing the soil immedi- 

 ately afterward. Planting of the multi- 

 flora rose was made on a listing on the 

 contour. The land on the slope above 

 the contour line is to be left in cultiva- 

 tion and land below is to be used as 

 permanent pasture after about two 

 years. By that time the rose will have 

 grown to make a fence capable of turn- 

 ing livestock and offering cover and 

 runway for wildlife. 



Speakers on the field day program 

 included Arlo F. Benzman, local soil 

 conservation farm planner; Dennis 

 Manning, chairman of the Grundy 

 County Soil Conservation district di- 

 rectors; Frank Purnell. extension soil 

 conservationist, and Dr. F. C. Bauer. 

 U. of I. agronomist. Dr. Bauer said 

 that maintenance of organic matter, 

 proper soil structure, water holding ca- 

 pacity, aeration and prevention of soil 

 compaction are best attained with le- 

 gumes in rotation. Use of legumes that 

 stand over more than one year and then 

 plowed under was recommended as best. 



Said Farm Adviser Tascher at the 

 conclusion of the week. "We had two 

 objectives in this week. First, we 

 wanted to reach a large number with 

 the importance of soil conservation, 

 and second, encourage soil conserva- 



tion teaching in the schools. \^ e tried 

 to use as many organizations and in- 

 dividuals as possible to give them a 

 part in the program. I only hope some 



of the techniques we used may be use- 

 ful to others." 



NOTICE 

 ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL AS- 

 SOCIATION ELECTION OF 

 DELEGATES 



Notice is hereby given that in con- 

 nection with the annual meetings of 

 all County Fann Bureaus to be held 

 during the month of November, 1949. 

 at the hour and place to be determined 

 by the Board of Directors of each 

 County Farm Bureau, the members in 

 good standing of such County Farm 

 Bureau and who are also qualified vot- 

 ing members of Illinois Agricultural 

 Association, shall elect a delegate or 

 delegates to represent such members 

 of Illinois Agricultural Association and 

 vote on all matters before the next an- 

 nual meeting, or any special meeting 

 of the Association, including the elec- 

 tion of officers and directors, as pro- 

 vided for in the By-Laws of the As- 

 sociation. 



During November, annual meetings 

 will be held in Bond. Brown. Cumber- 

 land, Franklin, Gallatin, Lawrence, 

 Hancock, Massac, Macoupin, Mont- 

 gomery, Schuyler, Shelby, St. Clair, 

 Warren, Williamson and Richland 

 Counties. 



Paul E. Mathias, Secretary 



Honor Illinois Adviser's 

 At National Meeting 



EDWIN BAY, Sangamon county 

 farm adviser, has been named 

 vice-president of the National Associa- 

 tion of County Agricultural Agents, and 

 three other Illinois farm advisers have 

 been cited for special recognition. 



Distinguished service awards were 

 received at the recent Denver conven- 

 tion by William F. Coolidge. Livings- 

 ton county; Russell E. Apple, Jasper, 

 and Lloyd W. Chalcraft. Menard. These 

 awards are given for long and efficient 

 service. 



Marion Adviser Retires 



ILLINOIS' oldest farm adviser on 

 point of ser\ice. Fred J. Blackburn, 

 retired Oct. 1 after 31 consecutive years 

 as Marion County Farm Adviser. 



Blackburn went to Marion county in 

 1918. He was graduated from the Col- 

 lege of Agriculture in 1914. He worked 

 for the University and farmed on his 

 own before becoming Marion county 

 farm adviser. Blackburn said he had 

 no plans as yet for the future. 



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NOVEMBER, 1949 



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in buildings, and other 

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 also protect their investm^ent 

 in HOGS, by vaccinating with 



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Early vaccination means 

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